Forms - add new singe/multi select values

Feature Ideas
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Hi all,

As my AppBuilder app serves as a frontend to my database, I’m trying to use forms as a main way of entering data.

I have noticed however, that I can’t create new single or multi-select values from within my forms. Is this not possible, or a permissions setting?

If creating new single/multi-select values isn’t possible in forms, I think it should be :sunglasses:

thanks,
David

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Hey @DavidCeulemans, it’s indeed not possible as it prevents external users from adding new options without your approval. After adding a new value, it will be publicly available immediately to everyone, which can be an issue in some cases. :thinking:

What I usually do with forms is add an option called ‘Others.’ Then, I add another field that becomes visible only if users select the ‘Others’ option. This way, respondents can add a different value, and you can add it later as a new select option if that makes sense.

3

Hey @DavidCeulemans, I’ve read your requests again, and now I think you were referring to a different feature. Sorry for the misunderstanding!

Did you mean to be able to add new values from the form builder, like this:

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If yes, then this feature request was accepted and we’ll add it. :slightly_smiling_face:

4

Hello Olga,

Yes, I indeed meant to allow adding new values from the form builder.
Great to see it will be added sometime.

thanks again,
David.

5

uhm…

Now I read your reply again :grinning:, but no, I did mean to allow adding new values from a form (as a user).

As the sole person to add data to my base, adding ‘wrong’ values isn’t an issue, but I understand your initial explanation.

If I recall correctly however, I think that AT allowed this (may have been a setting).

thanks again,
David

6

hey @DavidCeulemans, sorry for the confusion!

But it might be an issue for other users, so for now, we can’t add this feature, unfortunately.

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Why can’t this be an option at least? Allow the form creator to decide if they want form submitters to be able to add options. Best case would be each selection field allows this to be set independently (instead of a blanket rule for that form).

Or, for the free plan, include it as a blanket setting for each form - either it allows users to add options to any of the option fields, or to none of them. This at least allows us to have an “admin form” and a “public form”.

For the paid plan, allow it to be set for individual fields.

This is honestly one of the biggest issues with Baserow. The app builder is supposed to allow us to create user-friendly dashboards for everyday use, and yet, we can’t add options through it! It almost makes it useless for that purpose for almost all of my tables.